NYC's Yellow Cabs Going Green
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,22
Yellow cabs are going green. On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bloomberg announced a plan to improve the environment by improving the gas mileage for the city's taxi fleet.
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Mobile phone reaches Everest's summit
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,22
A British man has set a world record by making the first mobile telephone call from the summit of Mount Everest, taking the blessing - or curse - of the cell phone to new heights.
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Rovers Find More Evidence Of Water On Mars
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,22
The Mars rover Spirit has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the planet used to be wetter than previously thought, scientists reported Monday.
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Man Crashes Truck After Prosthetic Leg Jams
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,22
A man ran his truck through the wall of a liquor store after his prosthetic leg became jammed between the accelerator and brake pedal.
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Teens Rob Hotel, Return For A Swim
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Two teens are in hot water after police said they decided to return to a pool at the same hotel where they had robbed three people about 15 hours before.
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Cat Caught Napping In Astroturf
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
A rude awakening for a cat-napping feline at New York's Shea Stadium Sunday night.
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'Sweating' Hindu statue 'bad omen' for Nepal king
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Officials say hundreds of devotees are flocking to see a "sweating" statue of a Hindu deity in Nepal, describing the phenomenon as a bad omen for the Himalayan nation's already embattled king.
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Viagra hamsters in jet lag breakthrough
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Argentinian researchers say the male impotence drug Viagra may be useful for treating jet lag.
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Woman Bitten After Nursing Squirrel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
A 47-year-old woman who wanted to help a sickly squirrel ended up being scratched and bitten by the animal, according to a police report.
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King Tut Exhibit Draws Protests
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
A traveling exhibition on King Tutankhamun drew about 50 protesters in Philadelphia who denounced the popular display as racist.
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Another Ancient Coelacanth Caught In Indonesia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
An Indonesian fisherman hooked a rare coelacanth, a prehistoric fish species once thought as extinct as dinosaurs, and briefly kept the "living fossil" alive in a quarantined pool.
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Adults Using Breast Milk To Help Cure Cancer
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
While babies benefit from drinking breast milk, some people are now looking to mother's milk as a treatment for cancer. Inspired by Swedish research on the subject, a Massachusets man now credits the milk with his recovery to become cancer-free.
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Philly Woman Creates Collapsible High Heeled Shoes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Walking in high heels just became a lot more comfortable for women. A Philadelphia woman has created the high heel shoe with an adjustable heel. The Camileon heels allows you to go from a 3 1/4-inch heel to a 1 1/2-inch heel in seconds.
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Marvel Introduces Latino Superhero Team
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Marvel Entertainment Inc. editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, who in his seven-year tenure has shown an ability to push forward comic book tradition by encouraging controversial changes to characters and taking risks on portraying diversity.
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Historic 'Cutty Sark' Ship Gutted By Fire
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
The Cutty Sark, a 19th century sailing ship docked in southeast London as a tourist attraction, was engulfed by intense flames Monday morning. One of London's most popular sites, the massive vessel was "100 percent" ablaze, according to Britain's Sky News, which quoted fire officials.
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Midwest Braces For 'Brood XIII' Cicada Swarm
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Coming soon: Brood XIII, billions of periodical cicadas expected to emerge this month in parts of the Midwest after spending 17 years underground. The red-eyed, shrimp-sized, flying insects produce such a din as to overpower ringing telephones, lawn mowers and power tools.
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Town dumps revenge on John Cleese
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
A New Zealand city on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing from British comedian John Cleese has hit back by re-naming its rubbish dump after him.
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Today In History - May 21, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday May,21
Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2007. There are 224 days left in the year.
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Thousands Flock To Frog Jumping Contest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
A rift between organizers of Calaveras Countys famous frog jumping contest did not keep away thousands of frog wranglers Sunday inspired by Mark Twains tall tale.
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Hershey Sues Imprisoned Marijuana Candy Maker
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
It was a big enough bummer for Kenneth Affolter when he was sentenced to more than five years in prison for making pot-laced treats and soft drinks - now he faces the wrath of a candy giant.
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Coin toss decides council seat in Philippines
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Two local election candidates in the Philippines have resolved a tied result by tossing a coin.
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Galveston Woman Blames Devil For Baby In Microwave
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
A mother is blaming the devil -- and not her husband -- for severely burning her infant daughter after the two-month-old was placed in a microwave.
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Long Beach Teen Youngest To Scale Mount Everest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
An 18-year-old woman has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming what is believed to be the youngest person to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
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Air Force's Thunderbirds Put On Show At Andrews
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Thousands of civilians came out for Armed Forces Day weekend at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Saturday.
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Endangered Stork Egg Hatches In Wild
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
An endangered white stork egg laid in the wild has hatched naturally in western Japan for the first time in more than 40 years, a local stork museum announced Sunday.
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Ohio Clerk Finds $10, Buys $1M Ticket
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Kristina Schneider tried to persuade a customer at the BP station where she works to buy the last ticket on a roll of the Magnificent Millions lottery game. The single mother bought what turned out to be a $1 million winning ticket with a $10 dollar bill she found in the store.
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Dancers Boogie On Broadway To Protetest Ban
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Thousands of demonstrators shimmied down Broadway in the rain in an extravagant, ecstatic protest against New York City's 80-year-old cabaret laws, which ban dancing in eating and drinking establishments that lack special licenses.
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Poll: American Satisfaction At New Low
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Only 25 percent of those surveyed say things in the U.S. are going in the right direction, according to an AP-Ipsos poll this month. That is about the lowest level of satisfaction detected since the survey started in December 2003.
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Pregnant South African women set world record
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
More than 1,000 pregnant women in South Africa have set a new world record for the largest gathering of women due to give birth.
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Today In History - May 20, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Today is Sunday, May 20, the 140th day of 2007. There are 225 days left in the year.
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French 'spider-man' scales Berlin building
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday May,20
Alain Robert, nicknamed the 'French spider-man', scaled a building in the commercial heart of the German capital on Friday (local time) without safety gear.
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Plumbers Fight For Famous Phone Number
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,19
One-hit wonder Tommy Tutone made the phone number 867-5309 famous in the band's 1982 hit single, which uses the digits over and over in its catchy refrain.
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Dead bat ruins Swedish breakfast
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday May,19
A Swedish couple were dismayed to find a four-centimetre long bat in their breakfast cereal, the Swedish news agency TT reports.
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Scotty's remains found after space trip
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
They beamed him up and now, after a three-week search, they have found the rocket that had carried ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan briefly into space.
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Sweden to open virtual embassy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
Sweden is set to open the world's first virtual embassy in online virtual reality world Second Life.
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Ape seizes woman during zoo cafe rampage
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
A gorilla has dragged a woman through a zoo restaurant after it escaped and went on a rampage that left four injured in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.
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Escaped Gorilla Goes Ape At Dutch Zoo
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
A 400-pound gorilla escaped from his enclosure and ran amok in a Rotterdam zoo Friday, biting one woman, dragging her around, and causing panic among dozens of visitors before he was finally subdued, officials and a witness said.
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$500M Treasure Ship Found In Atlantic
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
Deep-sea explorers said Friday they have mined what could be the richest shipwreck treasure in history, bringing home 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from an undisclosed site in the Atlantic Ocean. Estimated value: $500 million.
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Mass. Cops Say BMW Owner Lied, Drove Car Into Pool
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
A Massachusetts man is facing charges for allegedly driving his 2006 BMW into a swimming pool at his condominium complex and then reporting it stolen.
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Modern Medicine Could Have Saves Abraham Lincoln
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
Abraham Lincoln might have survived if today's medical technology existed in 1865. Given that scenario, the question is whether Lincoln would have been able to return to office, says a doctor and historian who planned to speak Friday at an annual University of Maryland School of Medicine conference on the deaths of historic figures.
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Report: Thief Busted While Counting Loot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
A thief rejoiced too early and was caught red-handed while counting his loot not far from the place where he had snatched a woman's handbag. The thief was emptying the stolen handbag by the roadside in Kuantan city in eastern Malaysian when his victim caught him with the help of bystanders.
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Man Pays Parking Fine With Dog Feces
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
An Austin, Minn., man who allegedly included dog feces along with his payment for a parking ticket has been charged with disorderly conduct.
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Wedding Off: Woman Dumps Fiance's Things In Harbor
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
Plans for the wedding have been sunk - along with the prospective groom's clothes, CDs, DVDs and his van.
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Bean bandit bails on 30-cup coffee bill
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
A man has tested a South African coffee shop's "bottomless" offer to the limit by drinking about 30 cups, then leaving without paying his 6.50 rand ($1.10) bill.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
Today is Friday, May 18, the 138th day of 2007. There are 227 days left in the year.
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'Living library' offers up people for borrowing instead of books
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,18
A library is offering book lovers something different where people can borrow an actual person in place of a book and talk to them about their life experiences.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,17
A terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was partially evacuated Thursday when an item found in luggage triggered a security alert. The object turned out to be a sprinkler.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,17
Shannon Malloy was critically injured Jan. 25 when she was slammed into the dashboard during a car crash. Her skull separated from her spine, although her skin, spinal cord and other internal organs remained intact.
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Sugar Land Officers Aggressively Detain Workers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,17
Dramatic video of a traffic stop is raising some eyebrows in Sugar Land, Texas. Earlier in May police arrested 16 suspected undocumented workers. Some are now questioning the police actions.
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